OBJECTIVE
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In 2000, the EPM group initiated the Medellín River sanitation program with the commissioning of the San Fernando wastewater treatment plant. In 2012, with the objective of continuing the program and achieving treatment of 95% of these waters, the EPM group subsidiary, Aguas Nacionales/Consorcio de Aguas de Aburrá, constructed and commissioned the north interceptor and the Bello wastewater treatment plant.
This megaproject enabled the transportation of wastewater from the municipalities of Medellín and Bello to this plant where, through activated sludge, it receives secondary treatment before being discharged into the Medellín River. In this way, by reducing the organic load received by the river, it will be possible to raise the dissolved oxygen content to a minimum level of 5 mg/l, complying with the requirements established by the environmental authority.
The supplied system has two main objectives: on the one hand, to ensure the protection of equipment and personnel by preventing possible catastrophic failures in the most critical equipment; and on the other, to enable continuous and remote supervision of equipment operation, as some equipment is located outside the plant facilities.
Execution Date:
June 2020 – June 2022
Location:
Tenerife, Spain
Sector:
Infrastructure and Transport
HOW WE MADE IT HAPPEN
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Within the construction project of the Bello wastewater treatment plant, a vibration monitoring system was planned to improve the performance of the main machinery. The scope of this monitoring system included continuous monitoring of 41 machine trains as well as the supply of portable vibration measurement equipment for conducting measurement routes on less critical machinery.
The monitored machinery includes inlet pumps to the wastewater treatment system, aeration system blowers, primary and secondary sludge pumps, agitators, thickening and dewatering centrifugal pumps, and gas motor generators. Temperatures in bearings and bushings are also monitored.
OUR CONTRIBUTION
What products and services we applied to the project
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- Training
- Services
Asset Reliability Practitioner (ARP-L) Reliability Leader
The Asset Reliability Specialist [ARP-L] "RELIABILITY PROGRAM LEADER" course encompasses not only the technical knowledge, but also the roles necessary to be able to lead teams, communicate frequently and clearly, and have strong budget and project management skills.
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RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
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All of this enabled the implementation of a predictive maintenance system based on knowledge of machine condition through vibration analysis and diagnostics.
The measured variables are sent to the plant’s distributed control system for analysis by operators, who, thanks to the diagnostic tool hosted on an external server, can generate reports and assessments taking into account the historical data of past measurements. The system architecture includes a fiber optic ring network with remote access capabilities.
$47M
Savings in average annual maintenance costs
$47M
Savings in average annual maintenance costs
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Preditec and (another Grupo brand) made this project possible
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The synergy between Grupo Alava companies makes projects like this possible.
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